A clip of second Gentleman and his daughter attending night one of the Democratic National Convention has circulated online, with conservatives describing Emhoff's actions as "weird." The moment in question shows Emhoff with his arm around his 25-year-old daughter Ella—a model, fashion designer, and stepdaughter of Vice President —who is seen hugging Emhoff with her arm around his shoulders. Supporters of former President shared videos of the moment on X, formerly known as , such as conservative commentator , who described the moment as "creepy.
" Conservative activist and cofounder posted a screenshot of the moment on his X account as well, writing alongside the picture, "Totally not weird." As of Tuesday afternoon, the post had garnered over 5.4 million views.
Podcaster and self-described MAGA supporter also criticized the moment, writing on X, "I'm going to go with 'weird' to describe Doug Emhoff and his daughter." ‘Second Gentelman’ Doug Emhoff and his daughter..
Creepy. sent an email to Harris' campaign seeking comment Tuesday evening. Some conservatives also critiqued a moment between President and his youngest daughter, Ashely, who spoke at the Monday night prior to Biden delivering the keynote speech.
Johnson posted of Biden hugging his daughter on the DNC stage to his account, describing it as "the most CRINGE moment" of the convention's opening night. Democrats started labeling and their policies as "creepy" and "weird" last month, an attack first coined by Minnesota Governor and Democratic vice presidential nominee that quickly picked up attention online. Trump's campaign has repeatedly dismissed the label, and the former president has responded to the attacks by calling Harris Some users on X shot back at conservatives labeling Emhoff as "weird" by pointing to past photos of Trump with his oldest daughter, .
The former president has faced backlash for making comments about his daughter, who served as a White House advisor during her father's first term. During a 2006 appearance on 's Trump said while sitting next to Ivanka that if she "weren't my daughter, perhaps I'd be dating her." In a 2015 interview with Trump reportedly said that Ivanka is "really something, and what a beauty, that one.
If I weren't happily married and, ya know, her father...
" "The fact that Kirk called this sweet, innocent moment between Doug and Emma Emhoff 'weird' when there are numerous creepy photos of Donald Trump leering at or posing creepily with Ivanka is hilarious," one wrote on X. "Trump said he would *date his own daughter*!" "This is why they're trying to make like Doug Emhoff hugging his daughter like a daughter is weird," wrote another , who reposted a compilation video of Trump's past comments about Ivanka..
